Status:

COMPLETED

Newborn Cranial Somatic Dysfunction - An Observational Study

Lead Sponsor:

A.T. Still University of Health Sciences

Conditions:

Somatic Dysfunction of Cranial Region

Somatic Dysfunction of Cervical Spine

Eligibility:

All Genders

6-72 years

Brief Summary

Two prominent osteopathic physician researchers have studied cranial somatic dysfunction in newborns. Dr Viola Frymann published a paper in 1966 on the presence of somatic dysfunction involving 1250 i...

Detailed Description

100 newborns will be assessed for somatic dysfunction of the head, cervical, lumbar, and sacral areas. These findings will be compared to the findings of a standard newborn physical exam and the newbo...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • The infant must have been born at NRMC
  • The infant must be greater than 6 hours old when enrolled
  • The infant must be less than 72 hours old when enrolled
  • The mother must volunteer to participate in the study

Exclusion

  • Born outside NRMC
  • Infants who are critically ill will be excluded
  • Infants with open spina bifida will be excluded
  • Infants with a cleft lip will be excluded
  • Infants with a cleft palate will be excluded
  • Children who are wards of the state will be excluded

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2011

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 1 2014

Estimated Enrollment :

100 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01496872

Start Date

August 1 2011

End Date

August 1 2014

Last Update

September 27 2018

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A. T. Still University/Northeast Regional Medical Center

Kirksville, Missouri, United States, 63501